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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 22 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4777678
- Record
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Luc Olivier Merson, luc olivier merson | study of a sleeping child. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2019, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4777678.
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Luc Olivier Merson, luc olivier merson | study of a sleeping child. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2019, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4777678.
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From the same sale European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| alfred stevens | monte carlo | Alfred Stevens | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| eduardo león garrido | an admirer | Eduardo León Garrido | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| jessie mcgeehan | children playing on the beach | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| after marthurin moreau | venus and cupid | — | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| alfred de dreux | chasse dans l'allée vers la croix | Alfred De Dreux Paris | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| julius leblanc stewart | far away thoughts | Julius Leblanc Stewart | $30,000–$40,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Bonvin | Head and shoulders study of a young woman with long, dark ha | $6,779 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Luc Olivier Merson | An Ethereal Beauty with Putti in the Clouds | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2012 | ||
| Bolognese School | 17th Century Study of a bearded man unframed | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| German School | German School: Le jeu de colin-maillard | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Jan 2024 | ||
| Continental School | Portrait of a lady thought to be Austrian ballerina Fanny El | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| German School | 18th Century A feast scene; and Elegant ladies in an interio | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Luc Olivier Merson | Studies of Fruit | Sotheby's, Jan 2011 | ||
| Luc Olivier Merson | Two Large-Format Designs for a Church Mural with Scenes from | Lempertz, May 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.